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Number: 1
Word: all
Seneca :ka=kweːk-ɔ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 68; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'all of it, everything' in [Chafe 1967] and as 'all' in [Chafe 1996]. Verbal root: =kwek- 'be all, the whole of'. Apparently, this form means both 'omnis' and 'totus'.
Number: 2
Word: ashes
Seneca :ʔo=ʔkˈɛ̃ː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 46; Chafe 1996: 576. Polysemy: 'ashes / powder / dust'. Noun root: =aʔkɛ̃́(ɛ̃)-.
Number: 3
Word: bark
Seneca :ʔo=ʔwˈaʒista-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 93; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'outer bark' in [Chafe 1967], but simply as 'bark (of tree)' in [Chafe 1996]. Noun root: =ʔwaʒist(a)- . Seconadry synonym: ʔo=snɔ̃-ʔ [Chafe 1967: 80] ~ ka=snɔ̃-ʔ [Chafe 1967: 14, 18] 'bark' (noun root: =sn(ɔ̃)- ). We choose ʔo=ʔwˈaʒista-ʔ as basic synonym because only this word is represented in [Chafe 1996].
Number: 4
Word: belly
Seneca :ʔo=shˈeːwa-ʔ # 1 Chafe 1967: 79; Chafe 1996: 576. Noun root: =shéːw(a)-. Secondary synonym: ʔo=tkwˈista-ʔ 'stomach, belly' [Chafe 1967: 83; Chafe 1996: 576]. It is not clear which synonym must be viewed as primary.
Number: 5
Word: big
Seneca :k=owaːnɛ̃-h 1 Chafe 1967: 76; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'it's big'. Verbal root: =owanɛ̃-/=owa- 'be big, important'. Secondary synonym: =stɛ̃- 'be big' (verbal root) [Chafe 1967: 81].
Number: 6
Word: bird
Seneca :ʒiʔt-ˈɛ̃ʔɔ̃ː-h ~ ʒˈiʔt-ɛ̃ʔɔ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 63. Quoted as ʒiʔt-ˈɛ̃ʔɔ̃ː-ʔ in [Chafe 1996: 576]. Noun root: ʒíʔt(a)- . -ɛ̃ʔɔ̃ː- is an unidentified suffix.
Number: 7
Word: bite
Seneca :ʔoʔ=k=iːk 1 Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'I bit it'. Verbal root: =(C)ik- 'fit snugly, envelope, permeate, bite' (ʔo=ik-ɔ̃h 'it fits snugly', kaː=i-s 'it's biting') [Chafe 1967: 59]. Secondary synonym: ʔak=ˈashokw-ɛ̃h 'I've bitten' (verbal root: =ashokw- ) [Chafe 1967: 40].
Number: 8
Word: black
Seneca :ʒɛ̃ːstˈa-ʔɛ̃ː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 62; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'it's black' in [Chafe 1996]. Noun root: =ʒɛ̃ɛ̃st(a)- 'coal, charcoal'.
Number: 9
Word: blood
Seneca :ʔo=tkwˈɛ̃hsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 576. Noun root: =tkwɛ̃́hs(a)- (ʔakˈe=tkwɛ̃hsa-ʔ 'my blood') [Chafe 1967: 83].
Number: 10
Word: bone
Seneca :ʔo=ʔnɛ̃ːya-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 91; Chafe 1996: 576. Noun root: =ʔnɛ̃y(a)-.
Number: 11
Word: breast
Seneca :ke=ʔtˈɔ̃hsä-ʔkeh 1 Chafe 1967: 93. Glossed as 'on my chest'. Noun root: =ʔtɔ̃hs(ä)- 'chest (of body)'. Different from ʔo=nˈɔ̃ʔkwa-ʔ 'milk, breast, lung' (noun root: =nɔ̃́ʔkw(a)-) [Chafe 1967: 73; Chafe 1996: 576], that apparently denotes only female breast.
Number: 12
Word: burn tr.
Seneca :ʔak=hˈɛ̃ʔtaː-h # 1 Chafe 1967: 53. Glossed as 'I've burned it'. Verbal root =(h)ɛ̃́ʔta-/-ɛ̃́ʔta- 'burn (tr.)'. Secondary synonym: =ɔ̃thw- 'put in fire, burn' [Chafe 1967: 78]. It is not really clear which synonym is the basic word for 'burn'.
Number: 13
Word: claw(nail)
Seneca :ʔo=ʔˈehta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 90; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'fingernail' in [Chafe 1967] and as 'claw, fingernail' in [Chafe 1996]. Noun root: =ʔéht(a)- .
Number: 14
Word: cloud
Seneca :ʔo=hʒˈiʔkä-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 576. Noun root: =ahʒíʔk(ä)- [Chafe 1967: 37]. Secondary synonym: ʔo=shaːta-ʔ 'steam / mist / fog / cloud / dust' (noun root: =shat(a)- ) [Chafe 1967: 79].
Number: 15
Word: cold
Seneca :ʔo=nˈɔ̃ʔnoː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 73; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'it's cold'. Verbal root: =nɔ̃́ʔno-/=no- 'be cold'.
Number: 16
Word: come
Seneca :h=aktɔ̃-s 1 Chafe 1967: 39. Glossed as 'he comes'. Verbal root: =áktɔ̃-/=áhket- . Cf. ʔoʔ=k=ˈahkeːt 'I came' [Chafe 1996: 576].
Number: 17
Word: die
Seneca :haw=ˈeːey-ɔ̃ːh 1 Chafe 1967: 59; Chafe 1996: 576. Glossed as 'he's dead' in [Chafe 1967] and as 'he has died' in [Chafe 1996]. Verbal root: =íey-/=éey- 'die'.
Number: 18
Word: dog
Seneca :ʒiːyä-h 1 Chafe 1967: 63; Chafe 1996: 576. Noun root: =ʒiy(ä)- .
Number: 19
Word: drink
Seneca :hoː=nˈeke-ɛ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 54. Glossed as 'he has drunk'. Verbal root: =(h/ː)neké-/=(h/ː)neke-/=(h/ː)neké(ä)- 'drink'. Cf. ʔoʔ=k=hnˈeke-äʔ 'I drank' [Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 20
Word: dry
Seneca :ʔo=hɛ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 53; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'it's dry'. Verbal root: =hɛ̃-/=thɛ̃- 'be dry'.
Number: 21
Word: ear
Seneca :ʔˈo=ɔ̃hta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 39; Chafe 1996: 577. Polysemy: 'ear / (with object prefix other than neuter) interpreter'. Noun root: =aɔ̃́ht(a)- .
Number: 22
Word: earth
Seneca :y=ɔ̃ɛ̃ʒa-te-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 77; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'the earth (is present)' in [Chafe 1967] and as 'the earth' in [Chafe 1996]. Polysemy: 'earth / land / nation / world'. Noun root: =ɔ̃́ɛ̃ʒ(a)- .
Number: 23
Word: eat
Seneca :ʔakeː=k-ɔ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 63. Glossed as 'I've eaten it'. Verbal root: =k- 'eat'. Cf. ʔoʔ=keː=k 'I ate it' [Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 24
Word: egg
Seneca :ʔo=ʔhˈɔ̃hsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 90; Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =ʔhɔ̃́s(a)-.
Number: 25
Word: eye
Seneca :ka=kˈaː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 63; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'its eye' in [Chafe 1967], 'eye' in [Chafe 1996]. Noun root: =ká(a)- / =káh- .
Number: 26
Word: fat n.
Seneca :ʔoː=nɔ̃-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 55; Chafe 1996: 577. Polysemy: 'fat / grease / oil / lard'. Noun root: = ́(h/ː)n(ɔ̃)- . Secondary synonym: ʔo=ʔtɔ̃ːsä-ʔ 'fat' (noun root: =ʔtɔ̃s(ä)- ) [Chafe 1967: 93].
Number: 27
Word: feather
Seneca :ʔˈo=äʔta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 52; Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =(h)ä́ʔt(a)-.
Number: 28
Word: fire
Seneca :ka=ʒiːsta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 62. Polysemy: 'ember / burning coal / spark / fire / light / lamp / wampum'. Noun root: =ʒist(a)-/=sist(a)- . In [Chafe 1996: 577] the Swadesh item 'fire' is translated by the verb form ʔo=teːk-haʔ 'it's burning' (verbal root =atek-/=atekɛ̃- [Chafe 1967: 41]). Cf. also noun root =ʒɛ̃́(ɛ̃)- 'fire' [Chafe 1967: 62].
Number: 29
Word: fish
Seneca :kɛ̃=ʒɔ̃-h 1 Chafe 1967: 59; Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root =iʒ(C)(a)-/=iʒ(C)(ɔ)-.
Number: 30
Word: fly v.
Seneca :te=yoː=tɛ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 82. Glossed as 'it has flown'. Verbal root: =tɛ̃- (usually with dupl.) 'fly, rise into the air'. Cf. ʔoʔ=t=k=tɛ̃-ʔ 'I flew' [Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 31
Word: foot
Seneca :ʔo=hsˈiʔta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root =ahsíʔt(a)-/=ahs- (k=ahsˈiʔta-ʔ 'my foot') [Chafe 1967: 38].
Number: 32
Word: full
Seneca :ka=nɔ̃ːh-ɔ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 71; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'it's full'. Verbal root: =nɔ̃h-/=nɔ̃he- 'be full'.
Number: 33
Word: give
Seneca :hak=aːwiː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 45. Glossed as 'he has given it to me'. Verbal root: =awi-/=ɔ̃- 'give'. Cf. ʔoʔ=kheːy=ɔ̃-ʔ 'I gave it to her, them' [Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 34
Word: good
Seneca :w=iːyoː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 46; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'it's good'. Verbal root: =awiyo-/=iyo- 'be good, beautiful'. Secondary synonym: ʔo=kˈaʔɔ̃-h 'it's good' (verbal root =káʔɔ̃- 'be good, pleasing; taste good') [Chafe 1967: 65].
Number: 35
Word: green
Seneca :ka=nˈɛ̃hta-ik-hɔ̃-ʔ ~ ka=nˈähta-ik-hɔ̃-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 69; Chafe 1996: 577. In the former source the word is given with -ɛ̃- , in the latter - with -ä- . According to [Chafe 1996: 557], ä became ɛ̃ after n only for some speakers. Noun root: =nɛ̃́ht(a)- 'leaf'. The form contains the verbal root =(C)ik- 'permeate' and literally translates as 'leaves are infused with it'.
Number: 36
Word: hair
Seneca :ʔo=kˈeʔä-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =kéʔ(ä)- (ʔakˈe=keʔä-ʔ 'my hair') [Chafe 1967: 65].
Number: 37
Word: hand
Seneca :ʔo=sʔˈohta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =sʔóht(a)- (ke=sʔˈohta-ʔ 'my hand') [Chafe 1967: 81]. Secondary synonym ke=ʔnya-ʔ 'my finger, my hand' (noun root -ʔny(a)- 'finger, hand') [Chafe 1967: 92]. Cf. also noun root =áhʒ(a)- 'hand' [Chafe 1967: 37].
Number: 38
Word: head
Seneca :ʔo=nˈɔ̃ʔɛ̃ː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 73; Chafe 1996: 577. Polysemy: 'head / steam locomotive and tender'. Noun root: =nɔ̃́ʔɛ̃(ɛ̃)-.
Number: 39
Word: hear
Seneca :ʔak=ˈaːɔ̃k-ɛ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 39. Glossed as 'I've heard it, understood it'. Polysemy: 'hear / understand'. Verbal root: =áɔ̃(ː)k- . Cf. ʔoʔ=k=ˈaːɔ̃k 'I understood it' [Chafe 1996: 577]. Secondary synonym: =athɔ̃(ː)te- 'hear, listen' [Chafe 1967: 42; Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 40
Word: heart
Seneca :ʔaw=ˈɛ̃nyahsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 50; Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =ɛ̃nyáhs(a)-.
Number: 41
Word: horn
Seneca :ʔo=nˈɔ̃ʔkäː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 73; Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =nɔ̃ʔka(ä)- .
Number: 42
Word: I
Seneca :ʔˈiːʔ ~ nˈiːʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 90; Chafe 1996: 577. The former source has only ʔiːʔ . Polysemy: 'I / we / us'.
Number: 43
Word: kill
Seneca :ʔak=iːyoː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 74. Glossed as 'I've killed it'. Polysemy: 'kill / assault / beat up'. Verbal root: =nyo-/=iyo- . Cf. ʔoʔ=k=iːyo-ʔ 'I killed it' [Chafe 1996: 577]. Secondary synonym: =atyoɔ̃- 'kill' [Chafe 1967: 45].
Number: 44
Word: knee
Seneca :ʔˈa=ɔ̃sha-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =ɔ̃sh(a)- 'knee' (k=ɔ̃shˈa-ʔkeh '(on) my knee') [Chafe 1967: 78].
Number: 45
Word: know
Seneca :ʔak=ˈɛ̃nɔ̃htɔ̃-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 50; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'I know it'. Verbal root: =(ɛ̃)nɔ̃́htɔ̃- . Secondary synonym: =yɛ̃te-/=yɛ̃tei- 'know / be aware of / be acquianted with' [Chafe 1967: 88; Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 46
Word: leaf
Seneca :ʔo=nˈɛ̃hta-ʔ ~ ʔo=nˈähta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 69; Chafe 1996: 577. In the former source the word is given with -ɛ̃- , in the latter - with -ä- . According to [Chafe 1996: 557], ä became ɛ̃ after n only for some speakers. Noun root: =nɛ̃́ht(a)- .
Number: 47
Word: lie
Seneca :ha=yˈashɛ̃-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 86. Glossed as 'he's lying (down)'. Verbal root: =yáshɛ̃-/=yáshɛ̃t(a)- 'lay, lie'. Cf. ʔoʔ=k=ˈat=yashɛ̃-ʔ 'I lay down' [Chafe 1996: 577].
Number: 48
Word: liver
Seneca :ʔo=thwˈɛ̃hsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 577. Noun root: =thwɛ̃́hs(a)- (ʔakˈe=thwɛ̃hsa-ʔ 'my liver') [Chafe 1967: 83].
Number: 49
Word: long
Seneca :ʔiːy=ɔ̃ːs 1 Chafe 1967: 78; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'it's long'. Polysemy: 'be long / tall / deep'. Verbal root: =ɔ̃s-/=es-/=is- .
Number: 50
Word: louse
Seneca :ʒiʔnɔ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 63; Chafe 1996: 577.
Number: 51
Word: man
Seneca :ha=ʒiːnɔ̃-h 1 Chafe 1967: 62; Chafe 1996: 577. In the former source glossed as 'he's a male', in the latter - as 'man / male'. Verbal root =ʒinɔ̃- 'be male'.
Number: 52
Word: many
Seneca :w=eːso-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 49; Chafe 1996: 578. In the former source glossed as 'it's a lot', in the latter - 'many'. Verbal root: =eso-/=weso- 'be much, many'.
Number: 53
Word: meat
Seneca :ʔo=ʔwˈaː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 93; Chafe 1996: 578. Noun root: =ʔwá(a)- .
Number: 54
Word: moon
Seneca :k=ˈäːhkwaː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 47; Chafe 1996: 578. Polysemy: 'sun / moon'. Noun root: =(C)ä́hkw(a)- . In the meaning 'moon' [Chafe 1996: 578] gives (sˈɔ̃ekhaːʔ) kˈäːhkwaːʔ (cf. sɔ̃ːeh 'night').
Number: 55
Word: mountain
Seneca :ʔo=nɔ̃ta-te-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 72; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'hill'. Noun root: =nɔ̃t(a)- .
Number: 56
Word: mouth
Seneca :ha=hsˈa-kaːɛ̃t 1 Chafe 1967: 56. Glossed as 'his mouth'. Noun root -hs(a)- . The form contains verbal root -káɛ̃t- 'be an opening, hole'. Cf. ke=hsˈa-kaːɛ̃n 'my mouth' [Chafe 1996: 578]. Cf. also noun root =ask(a)- 'mouth' (judging by the examples given in [Chafe 1967], it is used only as an incorporated root in verbs with the meaning 'to close one's mouth' and 'to open one's mouth') [Chafe 1967: 40].
Number: 57
Word: name
Seneca :ka=hsɛ̃ːnɔ̃-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 578. Polysemy: 'name / fame' [Chafe 1967: 56]. Noun root: =hsɛ̃n(ɔ̃)- (ʔakˈe=hsɛ̃ːnɔ̃-ʔ 'my name') [Chafe 1967: 56].
Number: 58
Word: neck
Seneca :ʔoː=nyˈaʔsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 55; Chafe 1996: 578. Polysemy: 'neck / throat / any squash or gourd with a neck, crookneck squash'. Noun root: =(h/ː)nyˈaʔs(a)-. Secondary synonym: ʔo=nyaːa-ʔ 'neck / collar / a kind of insect' (noun root: =nya(ä)- ) [Chafe 1967: 73].
Number: 59
Word: new
Seneca :w=aːseː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 45; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as 'it's new'. Verbal root: =awase-/=ase- 'be new, young'.
Number: 60
Word: night
Seneca :w=ahsɔ̃ta-te-ʔ # 1 Chafe 1967: 38. Glossed as 'night (is present)'. Noun root: =ahsɔ̃(ː)t(a)- 'night, darkness'. [Chafe 1996: 578] gives another word for 'night': sɔ̃ːeh , absent from [Chafe 1967].
Number: 61
Word: nose
Seneca :ke=kˈɔ̃ta-ʔkeh 1 Chafe 1967: 67; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as '(on) my nose'. Noun root: =kɔ̃(ː)t(a)- . Secondary synonym: ʔo=ʔnyˈɔ̃hsa-ʔ 'nose' (archaic), noun root: =ʔnyɔ̃́hs(a)- [Chafe 1967: 92].
Number: 62
Word: not
Seneca :teʔ- 1 Chafe 1967: 31. This prefixal morpheme has three allomorphs: teʔ-, te- , and taʔ-.
Number: 63
Word: one
Seneca :skaːt ~ skaː 1 Chafe 1967: 80; Chafe 1996: 578.
Number: 64
Word: person
Seneca :ʔ=ɔ̃ːkwe-h 1 Chafe 1967: 77; Chafe 1996: 578. Polysemy: 'person / walking stick (Aplopus mayeri)'. Noun root: =ɔ̃kwe-/=ɔ̃kweʔt(a)- .
Number: 65
Word: rain
Seneca :ʔo=staːa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 80. Noun root: =sta(ä)- .
Number: 66
Word: red
Seneca :tkwˈɛ̃htäː-ʔɛ̃ː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 83. Noun root: =tkwɛ̃hta(ä)- . [Chafe 1996: 578] gives this word as kwˈɛ̃htäː-ʔɛ̃ː-ʔ .
Number: 67
Word: road
Seneca :ʔoː=a-te-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 51; Chafe 1996: 578. Polysemy: 'road / trail / path / furrow / row of corn kernels'. Noun root: =(h)á(a)-/=(h)a- .
Number: 68
Word: root
Seneca :ʔo=ktˈeä-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 67; Chafe 1996: 578. Polysemy: 'root / carrot / beet / turnip'. Noun root: =kté(ä)-.
Number: 69
Word: round
Seneca :te=yˈo=t=hweʔn-ɔ̃ːniː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 57; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as 'it's round'. Noun root: =(h/ː)weʔn-/=kweʔn- .
Number: 70
Word: sand
Seneca :ʔo=ʔnˈehsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 91; Chafe 1996: 578. Noun root: =ʔnéhs(a)- .
Number: 71
Word: say
Seneca :ʔaːk=ɛ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 49. Glossed as 'I've said it'. Verbal root: =ɛ̃-/=atɔ̃-/=i-/=ɛ̃ɔ̃- . Cf. ʔoʔ=k=i-ʔ 'I said' [Chafe 1996: 578].
Number: 72
Word: see
Seneca :ʔakeː=kɛ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 65. Glossed as 'I've seen it'. Verbal root: =kɛ̃- 'see, find'. Cf. ʔoʔ=keː=kɛ̃ː-ʔ 'I saw it' [Chafe 1996: 578]. Secondary synonym: =tok- 'see' [Chafe 1967: 84].
Number: 73
Word: seed
Seneca :ʔo=nˈɔ̃hkwɛ̃ɔ̃-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 71; Chafe 1996: 578. Noun root: =nɔ̃hkwɛ̃(ɔ̃)- . Secondary synonym: ʔo=skˈɛ̃ʔɛ̃-ʔ 'seed / pit / beech (Fagus sp.) / beechnut (F. grandifolia)' (noun root: =skɛ̃́ʔ(ɛ̃)- ) [Chafe 1967: 80].
Number: 74
Word: sit
Seneca :ke=nyˈosyoːt 1 Chafe 1967: 74. Glossed as 'I'm sitting'. Verbal root: =nyósyot- 'sit, seat'.
Number: 75
Word: skin
Seneca :k=iːnˈɔ̃ː-neh 1 Chafe 1967: 60. Glossed as 'on my skin' . Polysemy: 'skin / leather / handkerchief'. Noun root: =íːn(ɔ̃)- . Secondary synonym: ka=ʔsyˈohsa-ʔ 'skin / hide / fur' [Chafe 1967: 93] ~ ʔo=ʔsyˈohsa-ʔ 'skin / hide' [Chafe 1996: 578] (noun root -ʔsyóhs(a)- ) [Chafe 1967: 93].
Number: 76
Word: sleep
Seneca :ho=tˈaʔ-ɔ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 60; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as 'he's asleep'. Verbal root: =itáʔw-/=ita- 'sleep'.
Number: 77
Word: small
Seneca :ni=w=ˈaʔaː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 46; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as 'it's small'. Verbal root: =aʔáa-/=sʔáa-/=ʔáa- 'be small'.
Number: 78
Word: smoke
Seneca :ʔo=yˈɛ̃ʔkwäː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 88; Chafe 1996: 578. Noun root: =yɛ̃ʔkwa(ä)- .
Number: 79
Word: stand
Seneca :ʔiːkeː=t 1 Chafe 1967: 81; Chafe 1996: 579. Glossed as 'I'm standing'. Verbal root: =t- 'be standing'.
Number: 80
Word: star
Seneca :ʔo=ʒˈihsɔ̃ʔta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 62; Chafe 1996: 579. Polysemy: 'star / dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)'. Noun root: =ʒihsɔ̃́ʔt(a)- .
Number: 81
Word: stone
Seneca :ka=ʔskwaːa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 93; Chafe 1996: 579. Noun root: =ʔskwa(ä)- .
Number: 82
Word: sun
Seneca :k=ˈäːhkwaː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 47; Chafe 1996: 579. Polysemy: 'sun / moon'. Noun root: =(C)ä́hkw(a)- . In the meaning 'sun' [Chafe 1996: 579] gives (ʔɛ̃teːkhaːʔ) kˈäːhkwaːʔ (cf. ʔɛ̃ːteh 'daytime').
Number: 83
Word: swim
Seneca :ʔak=atawɛ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 41. Glossed as 'I've bathed'. Verbal root: =atawɛ̃- 'bathe, swim'. Cf. k=ataːwɛ̃-h 'I swim' [Chafe 1996: 579].
Number: 84
Word: tail
Seneca :kɛ̃=hkaːa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 59; Chafe 1996: 579. Noun root: =ihka(ä)- .
Number: 85
Word: that
Seneca :neʔhoh 1 Chafe 1967: 69; Chafe 1996: 579. Glossed as 'there / that there' in the former source, and as 'that / there' in the latter. The following demontrative pronouns are given in [Holmer 1953: 289]: hikɛ̃ 'that, those', sikɛ̃ 'that, those', neʔne 'that there'.
Number: 86
Word: this
Seneca :nɛ̃:kɛ̃:h 1 Chafe 1967: 69; Chafe 1996: 579; Holmer 1953: 289. Glossed as 'this, this one' in [Chafe 1967], as 'this' in [Chafe 1996]. Other demonstrative pronouns include nɛ̃:h 'this' [Chafe 1967: 69], nɛ̃:tah 'this' [Chafe 1967: 69], and neh 'the, it, this' [Chafe 1967: 68]. Since [Chafe 1996] glosses 'this' as nɛ̃:kɛ̃:h , we choose it as the main synonym.
Number: 87
Word: thou
Seneca :ʔˈiːs ~ nˈiːs 1 Chafe 1967: 90; Chafe 1996: 579. Glossed as 'you'. The former source has only ʔiːs .
Number: 88
Word: tongue
Seneca :ʔˈo=äʔnɔ̃hsa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1996: 579. Noun root: =(C)äʔnɔ̃hs(a)- (k=äʔnˈɔ̃hsa-ʔkeh '(on) my tongue') [Chafe 1967: 48].
Number: 89
Word: tooth
Seneca :ʔo=nˈoʔʒa-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 70; Chafe 1996: 579. Polysemy: 'tooth / field corn'. Noun root: =nóʔʒ(a)- .
Number: 90
Word: tree
Seneca :k=äːit 1 Chafe 1967: 47; Chafe 1996: 579. Verbal root =(C)ä́it-/=(h)ä́it- 'tree, plant a tree'. In [Chafe 1996: 579] this word is glossed as 'tree (standing)'. It is clearly opposed to kaː=ɔ̃ta-ʔ 'tree / log / stem / limb' (noun root: =(h)ɔ̃t(a)- ) [Chafe 1967: 56; Chafe 1996: 579] and its morphophonological variants kɛ̃=ɔ̃ta-ʔ ~ ʔo=ɔ̃ta-ʔ 'tree / log / stem / post' (noun root =(y)ɔ̃t(a)- ) [Chafe 1967: 89].
Number: 91
Word: two
Seneca :tekhniːh 1 Chafe 1967: 82; Chafe 1996: 579.
Number: 92
Word: walk (go)
Seneca :ʔak=ˈahtɛ̃ty-ɔ̃ːh 1 Chafe 1967: 38. Glossed as 'I've gone, I'm traveling'. Polysemy: 'go / move / travel / continue on / operate'. Verbal root =ahtɛ̃ty- . Cf. ʔoʔ=k=ˈahtɛ̃ːt-iʔ 'I went' [Chafe 1996: 577]. Secondary synonym: =e- 'walk / go' [Chafe 1967: 48].
Number: 93
Word: warm (hot)
Seneca :ʔo=ʔtˈaiɛ̃ː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 46; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'it's hot'. Verbal root: =aʔtaíɛ̃-/=aʔtaí(a)-/=taíɛ̃-/=taí(a)- 'be hot, warm'.
Number: 94
Word: water
Seneca :ʔoː=neka-no-s 1 Chafe 1967: 54; Chafe 1996: 579. Noun root: = ́(h/ː)nek(a)- .
Number: 95
Word: we
Seneca :ʔˈiːʔ ~ nˈiːʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 90; Chafe 1996: 577. The former source has only ʔiːʔ . Polysemy: 'I / we / us'.
Number: 96
Word: what
Seneca :tɛ̃ʔɛ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 83; Chafe 1996: 579.
Number: 97
Word: white
Seneca :ka=kɛ̃ːɛ̃t 1 Chafe 1967: 65; Chafe 1996: 579. In the latter source given as ka=kɛ̃ːn . Glossed as 'it's white'. Verbal root: =kɛ̃ɛ̃t- 'be white, light-colored'. Secondary synonym ʔo=nɔ̃wɔ̃ʔtˈa-ʔɛ̃ː-ʔ 'white' (noun root =nɔ̃wɔ̃ʔt(a)- 'plaster') [Chafe 1967: 73].
Number: 99
Word: woman
Seneca :ye=ɔ̃-h 1 Chafe 1967: 60; Chafe 1996: 579. Glossed as 'she's a female' in the former source, as 'woman' in the latter (however, plural form wɛ̃n=iɔ̃-shˈɔ̃ʔɔ̃h is glossed as 'they are females, women' in [Chafe 1967: 60]). Verbal root =iɔ̃- 'be female'. Cf. also yak=ɔ̃ːkwe-h 'female person, woman' (noun root: =ɔ̃kwe-/=ɔ̃kweʔt(a)- ) [Chafe 1967: 15].
Number: 100
Word: yellow
Seneca :ʒˈitkwäː-ʔɛ̃ː-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 62; Chafe 1996: 579. Polysemy: 'yellow / gold / cornmeal'. Noun root: =ʒitkwa(ä)- 'bile'.
Number: 101
Word: far
Seneca :weːɛ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 85; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'far, distant' in the former source, as 'far' in the latter.
Number: 102
Word: heavy
Seneca :ʔo=ste-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 80; Chafe 1996: 577. Glossed as 'it's heavy'. Verbal root: =ste-/=st(a)- 'be heavy'.
Number: 103
Word: near
Seneca :toskɛ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 84; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as 'nearby, close' in the former source, as 'near' in the latter.
Number: 104
Word: salt
Seneca :ʔo=ʒˈikheʔta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 62; Chafe 1996: 578. Noun root: =ʒikheʔt(a)- .
Number: 105
Word: short
Seneca :ni=w=ˈakʔaː-h 1 Chafe 1967: 39; Chafe 1996: 578. Glossed as 'it's short'. Verbal root: =akʔáa- .
Number: 106
Word: snake
Seneca :ʔo=shˈaista-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 79; Chafe 1996: 578. Noun root: =shaist(a)-.
Number: 107
Word: thin
Seneca :ni=ka=takˈäː-ɔ̃h 1 Chafe 1967: 82; Chafe 1996: 579. In the latter source the word is given as ni=ka=takˈɛ̃ː-ɔ̃h . Glossed as 'it's thin'. Verbal root: =takaä-/=kaä(ä)- 'be thin'.
Number: 108
Word: wind
Seneca :ʔoː=ä-te-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 47; Chafe 1996: 579. In the latter source the word is given as ʔo=wäː-teʔ . Noun root: =(C)ä- .
Number: 109
Word: worm
Seneca :ʔo=ʔnɔ̃wˈɔ̃ehta-ʔ ~ ʔo=ʔnɔ̃wˈeːhta-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 92. Glossed as 'earthworm'. Noun root: =ʔnɔ̃wɔ̃éht(a)- ~ =ʔnɔ̃weéht(a)- .
Number: 110
Word: year
Seneca :y=oshäː-te-ʔ 1 Chafe 1967: 75; Chafe 1996: 579. Polysemy: 'winter / year'. Noun root: =oshe-/=oshä- .
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